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April 15, 1985: Hagler vs Hearns

Hagler vs Hearns. Next to The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, maybe the most famous boxing match in middleweight history. Billed as simply “The Fight,” what is there to ...
On April 15, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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“An Elemental Sport”: Interview With Paul Beston

Every year there is a new crop of boxing books and without question one of this past year’s stand-out titles is The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled The ...
On April 12, 2018 / By Will Kohler
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 177

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! Don’t forget to take a look at Manny’s Patreon page! This week: Big congrats to Eye Of ...
On April 11, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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April 11, 1981: Holmes vs Berbick

In 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...
On April 11, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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April 5, 1915: Johnson vs Willard

It is not for nothing that late scribe Jimmy Cannon called boxing “the red light district of sports.” Pugilism is no stranger to corruption, criminals and fixed fights and ...
On April 5, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Golden Gloves

In grainy black and white, half-naked boys and young men form a line in a Montreal gymnasium. They’re lean and fit, registration cards tucked into snug white briefs ...
On April 3, 2018 / By Marko Sijan
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Tohu Turf Wars: Report And Photo Gallery

Upon approaching the Tohu Theatre last night, and despite having been informed of brisk ticket sales, one couldn’t help being surprised to learn there was not a single ...
On March 25, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Hemingway, Fitzgerald, And The Round That Went On Too Long

“My writing is nothing. My boxing is everything.” So said the one and only Ernest Hemingway, one of the 20th century’s most captivating and revered writers. Literary titan. Best seller. ...
On March 14, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 172

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Deontay Wilder! And Sergey Kovalev! And Dmitry Bivol! And Kell Brook! ...
On March 8, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Dangerous Enough: Canelo Must Pay The Price

I’ll never forget watching the Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim match on live television as a child. Mancini was a favorite boxer of mine and on that ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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March 5, 1943: Jack vs Zivic

In decades past the boxing world was an even tougher and less forgiving place than it is today, not to mention more crooked. Fighters were fighters, not businessmen, ...
On March 5, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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March 2, 1980: Kenty vs Espana

After decades of decline, Detroit, Michigan, attempted to reverse the years of stagnation and neglect and reassert itself in the late 70s as one of America’s great cities. A ...
On March 2, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Feb. 19, 2000: Morales vs Barrera I

No one can really pin down how the animosity began. Perhaps it was a regional rivalry with Erik Morales hailing from the working class region of Zona Norte, ...
On February 19, 2018 / By Rene Ricardo Bernal
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 169

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! This week: Congrats to Eye Of The Tiger Management for their successful show in Shawinigan! Big win for Mathieu Germain, who ...
On February 14, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

28 years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative. In 1990, the undefeated Mike Tyson appeared indomitable, ...
On February 11, 2018 / By Eliott McCormick
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Feb. 9, 1974: Monzon vs Napoles

By this time no one questioned the greatness of the man they called “Mantequilla.” Jose Napoles, the former Cuban who emigrated to Mexico after Fidel Castro took over ...
On February 9, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 168

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Once again, big congrats to the World Boxing Super Series! Gassiev vs ...
On February 6, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Feb. 5, 1943: Robinson vs LaMotta II

A rivalry is not a rivalry after just one fight. Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta had faced each other for the very first time just four months prior ...
On February 5, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Henry Armstrong: Calculated Chaos

When Henry Armstrong invaded the featherweight division and assumed its pinnacle before going on to seize the crowns of the lightweight and welterweight divisions, professional boxing operated quite ...
On January 30, 2018 / By Lee Wylie
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The Tao Of Roberto Duran

Lee Wylie is one of the most insightful analysts in boxing but he’s also a fan and makes no secret of the fact that Roberto Duran is his ...
On January 20, 2018 / By Lee Wylie
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 165

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Ladies and gentleman, please check out Manny’s Patreon page! Congratulations to Claressa Shields and Jeremy Stephens! Conor McGregor’s coach spotted ...
On January 17, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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Top 12 Greatest Muhammad Ali Performances

Today is the birthday of Muhammad Ali so what better time to once again pay tribute to the boxing legacy of “The Greatest.” When he died in June of 2016, ...
On January 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Top 12 Reasons Muhammad Ali Is Forever The Greatest

Today is the anniversary of the birth of the amazing athlete who changed boxing forever, only the second such anniversary since his death in June of 2016. Muhammad ...
On January 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Jan. 16, 1982: Navarrete vs Choi

For fight fans the world over, the city of Manila in the Philippines will always be reminiscent of the legendary third and final clash between Joe Frazier and ...
On January 16, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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Scribe Of “The Fancy”

Great stories always involve great characters, so it makes sense that so many fiction writers have taken boxers as their subjects. Few sports make such drastic demands on ...
On January 15, 2018 / By Joshua Isard
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Jan. 13, 1976: Hagler vs Watts

No matter where you place Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a ranking of the best middleweights of all-time, no one can dispute the fact few boxers have dominated a division ...
On January 13, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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Manny’s Thoughts! No. 164

Time again for Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Congratulations to Isaac Dogboe! Super clean stream! Rift between Showtime and Dana White! Congrats from Manny to Mike Tyson who is going ...
On January 10, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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2017 Fighter Of The Year

Nominations: Terence Crawford Vasyl Lomachenko Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Andre Ward Gennady Golovkin Winner: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai At first glance, choosing 2017’s Fighter Of The Year appears a vexing ...
On January 7, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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2017 Round Of The Year

Nominees: Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez: Round 12. Dominic Breazeale vs Izuagbe Ugonoh: Round 3. James DeGale vs Badou Jack: Round 12. Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko: Round ...
On January 5, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien
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Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly

As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing fans yearn for “the real thing,” for meaningful ...
On January 4, 2018 / By Michael Carbert

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